Three Good Things Journal vs Worry O'Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Good Things Journal
This app helps increase happiness and positivity by prompting users to record three good things that happened each day. It aims to retrain the brain to focus on the positive aspects of life, fostering a more optimistic outlook.
- Daily gratitude journaling
- Focus on positive experiences
- Simple user interface
- Gamification for engagement
- Rewire brain for positivity
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Named in The Washington Post's "7 science-backed things to do on your phone that are better than just scrolling." The gratitude journal for people who don't journal. Write down three good things that happened today. That's the whole practice, and it takes about a minute. No account to create. No ads, ever. Your journal stays completely private, always. "A terrific iPhone app which utilizes a study-backed method to help you focus on the positive." — Tal Ben-Shahar, positive psychology lecturer and author "A low-effort approach to gratitude journaling that even the most diary-averse can get on board with." — TapSmart WHY IT WORKS The three good things exercise comes from positive psychology, where it has been studied for two decades. Taking a minute at the end of the day to notice what went well builds a habit of seeing the good already in your life. They don't have to be big. A good conversation, a favorite meal, a walk outside, a small win, or a quiet moment is enough. FEATURES • Write three good things each day • Add photos and videos to remember the day • Look back through your history by list or calendar • Mark favorite days you want to find again • Set a daily reminder at a time that suits you • Customize the look and feel of your journal • Build a daily streak and unlock achievements A JOURNAL WORTH REREADING Over time it becomes something to read back through: ordinary days you'd otherwise have forgotten, in your own words. "I started this in Covid lockdown in Melbourne — have now completed 1957 days… nearly 6000 good things acknowledged. Life is good when you look for it." — App Store review I first made Three Good Things nearly ten years ago because I wanted this practice to feel simple and easy to return to. I hope it can become a small part of your day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://threegoodthingsapp.com/privacy/
Worry O'Clock
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Schedule your worries. Most won't show up. Worry O'Clock is the first app built around worry postponement — the simple, decades-old behavioral technique for an overactive mind. All day long, worries interrupt you. Instead of arguing with them, you give each one a single line and drop it into a sealed box. The box opens once a day, at your Worry O'Clock, for fifteen minutes. Then the surprising part: when the box opens, most worries are already gone. The app counts them. That number — your Fade Rate — is your own evidence that most alarms were false. "It's in the box. Not now." becomes a reflex. THE DAILY LOOP (everything free) ・Capture in 5 seconds, in the app or via a Siri shortcut ・A sealed box: counts only, no rereading, no rumination door ・One 15-minute session a day: three questions per worry ・Faded / one smallest next step / let it be ・Settlement card with your Fade Rate, insights and science flashcards ・Patterns: fade curve, worry heat map, repeat-worry board ・Full history and search, custom weekdays, 25-minute sessions ・JSON backup export & import, daily Markdown export, streaks ・Face ID app lock A banner ad appears at the bottom of the screen. If you'd rather not see it, an optional one-time "Remove Ads" purchase hides it permanently. You pay only once; there is no recurring charge. The banner is the only advertising in the app — nothing takes over the full screen. No feature is ever locked: Remove Ads changes nothing except whether the banner is drawn. 100% OFFLINE No account. No cloud. No analytics. Your worries never leave this device, and notifications and share cards never contain worry text. Everything except the purchase works without a connection. Worry O'Clock is a self-help practice tool, not medical care, and it does not diagnose or address any condition. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, please contact local emergency services or a crisis line in your country.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Three Good Things Journal at none against Worry O'Clock's shown. Worry O'Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Three Good Things Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Worry O'Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Three Good Things Journal | Worry O'Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asher Dale | 丽佳 施 |
Bugs and requests
Three Good Things Journal
Reported bugs
2 issues- History/past entries not accessible
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to add more than 3 entries per day
- Option to sync across devices
- Export/print past entries
- Password protection
Worry O'Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Three Good Things Journal
- Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Worry O'Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
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